Shaft hanger



March 30,1926. A 1,579,178

H. R. REYNOLDS I SHAFT HANGER 7 Filed May 1 1925 g3, INVENTOR ATTORNEYS.

Patented Mar. 34), 1325a HARRY R. REYNGLDS, OF NEW BRITAIN, COIQ'NECTI-JJ'I, ASSIGNOR TO THE FAFNIR BEARING GQMIPANY, 01? NEW GONI-TEGIIGUT, A CORPORATION OF CON- SHAFT HAN Application filed May 19, 1925. Serial No. 31,260.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, HARRY R. REYNOLDS, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at New Britain, Connecticut, have invented a new and useful Shaft Hanger, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a shaft hanger.

It is the general object of the invention to improve the construction of a shaft hanger and to provide a simple, sturdy shaft hanger in which a self-aligning hearing may be employed without danger of distorting the bearing housing so as to adversely affect the self-alignment of the bearing.

Briefly stated, in the preferred form of the invention I employ a hanger frame which carries an anti-friction bearing housing. An anti-friction bearing preferably of the self-aligning type ismounted in said housing and the housing is suspended or supported by one or more rods or the like, the axes of which preferably pass substantially through the axis of the anti-friction hearing so as to suspend the housing and thus prevent undue distortion of the same as would ordinarily be the case when screws are employed which compress the housing.

In the drawings which show for illustrative purposes only, a preferred form of the invention:

Fig. 1 is an end view in partial section of a shaft hanger illustrating features of my invention; 7

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken substantially in the plane of the line 22 of Fig. 1.

5 designates generally a hanger frame in cluding legs 6'? which may be of T-section. S9 indicate feet provided with elongated slots 1011 for the reception'of securing bolts or the like for holding the frame in place on a suitable support, the elongated slots providing for a limited sidewise adjustment of the frame. fhe frame may have a web 12 extending between the legs 6--7 which web is provided with a smooth bore 13 for a purpose to be later described. A cap 1a is secured to the legs 6-7 as by means of bolts 1515 as will be clear from Fig. 1. The cap 1 1 may also have a smooth bore 16 extending therethrough and prefer-V ably in alignment with the corresponding bore 13 in the web 12.

A bearing housing 17 is supported be tween the legs 6-(' and in the form shown webs 18-48 on the le 's G-7 extend iiiwardly and form guides fitting in suitable guide-ways or notches in the sides of the bearing housing as will be clear from the drawings. The housing 17 may house an anti-friction bearing of the self-aligning type and for that purpose the inner surface of the housing is formed as a part of the surface of a sphere for accommodating the outer spherical surface or an outer bearing ring 19. 20 designates an inner bearing ring which is designed to {it on a shaft and to be held thereon by any suitable means, 20. Anti-friction members such as balls 521 941 are interposed between the two bearing rings in the usual way.

Any suitable type of end closure or dust ring 22 may be employed for closing the ends of the housing for preventing the entrance of dust and dirt into the housing. These end closures should be of a form to permit the slight self-alignment required by the deflection of the shaft secured in the inner ring.

New, in the usual construction of shaft ranger the housing is held in place by screws which engage the housing and compress the same. In a hangerof this type when a single bearingis employed the compression of the l'iousing may distort the same to some extent and thus cramp the self-aligning bearing and thus materially affect its usefulness. One of the main features of my invention resides in overcoming that difficulty and the method I employ consists in suporting the iousing on the frame in such a manner that it is not put under compression so as to bind the self-aligning hearing. In the particular form shown I provide a rod 23 on the end of the housing which rod is preferably though not necessarily cast or formed integrally wth the housing. his rod is preferably threaded and passes through the smooth bore 13 in the web 12 on the outside of which a nut 24- isscrewed onto the rod and engages the side of the web 12. Obviously with the hanger frame mounted vertically as shown in Fig. 1, the housing will be suspended on the rod 23 which rod and least a part of the housing will be under tension. The tendency to distortion of the housing will therefore, be substantially absent and the outer ring 19 in the housing will be free to slide during the deflection of the Flltlfi'. in 0 'der to position the housing in the frame securely l prel'erahly provide a second threaded rod 25 at the-opposite side of the housing 17 and this red passes through the smooth aperture 16 in the cap 14: on the outside of which the rod 1 eci'ves a nut 26. The rods are preterahly in alignment with each other and the axes thereot pass suhstantiall v through the axis of the anti-friction hearing. lherel'ore. h means of the threaded rods and nuts, the housing ma be positioned vertically within the 1 time and since the nuts 2 t-26 position the same in opposite directions, the housing will, he held in predetermined adjusted position. ItiS itnpossihle with a conatrnction a. shown to place the housing under cmnpressiou h means of the threaded rods 2 3 25. fiiet screws or the like ii fli' may he employed for locking the nuts 2at26 in position on their respective sterews.

It will thus he seen that with a shalt hanger as herein disclosed there will he little or no tendency to distortion ot the hearing housing and the hearing is "tree to align itself in accordance with the position of the. shat anSed by deflection thereo't. u and shaft may he r iadil sriienihled or di assembled and the shaft will he s'ecurel) adjnstahly held in the hanger l? 'aine.

\Vhi'le the invention has been described in some detail, I do not wish to he contined to the form shown since changes may he made within the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In a Shaft hanger a hanger frame having guide thereon, a hearing housii'igposi tit =l h v said guides. a selt aligning antii'riction hearing including iune' and outer races with anti-friction hearing lll(|1!litl';- therehetween carried hy Faid housing, tension nieinhers secured to opposite sides oi said hot '1 p and cooperating with said hanger frame. and in an; i'or tensioning ai l tension ineiuhers to position Faid housing and hear -id iraine and to tension opp site sides of Filltl housing wherehv hinding of said sell aligning hearing in said housing will he prevented.

2. 111a shai't: hanger, a hanger l ranie har ing spaced apart: legs l'orniing guides, a \z't i hetween said legs and having a hontheretlnongh. a cap I'Qlllt)\'tll)l secured to sa 7 .='l having a horrtheretlu'ough suhstantially in alignment with said horithrough Fttltl we r, a hearing ho ing hetr-een Fttiti loge and po.;iti ned h said guides a sell aligning anti-friction hearing including and outer races with anti-trict-ion hear- "ion nit-inher on oppo=ite Fitltfi ol' aid lit .ng and rigid therewith, Faid tension n' inhers. passi through said hores in said woh and cap, and nuts on Stlltl threaded tension nicmhers on HARRY R. JEYXO Ll) 5 

